Former Rangers assistant coach Sylvanus Okpala and former Green Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju believe the chance of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is till intact until after the remaining matches.
Okpala told Saturday Vanguard sports that if the Eagles could win their two remaining matches, they could still qualify if the Tunisians slip by any chance.

Former Green Eagles captain, Henry Nwosu,(MON), despite feeling disappointed over the 2-2 draw Eagles played against Tunisia in Abuja last month has said the players can still make up for it with today’s game against the Mambas of Mozambique and has therefore charged the players to have a change of attitude and go all out to beat the Mozambicans.

Former President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Dan Ngerem has urged President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to declare a state of emergency on sports in the country.

Was the Lord adding to the Law when he defined the law in provisional terms? No! The Lord was saying, there was a pre-Law period, when things were different between the male and the female. The change in Adam caused by sin was a change of kind. The pre-Fall Adam is different from the fallen Adam.

IT is indeed times of refreshing as the General Superintendent of the puritan conservative Pentecostal church, the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi whose church members are banned from watching television for fear of pollution, subtely joined the big league of eminent Nigerian preachers who are taking advantage of modern technological dev-elopment to beam their preachments and other activities via satellite to the rest of the world.

Many know where they are going but are not ready to give it what it takes. There is what to do to secure the changes you desire this year. If you do nothing, you get nothing! Last week, I told you that prayer is one of the greatest assets you have in seeking God’s intervention for a desired change. This week, I will teach on the force of zeal as another important factor that should be in place, if you must secure the changes you desire.

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO -Amidst speculations of an impending plan by the federal Government to hike prices of petroleum products, an Islamic Cleric in Kano, Sheik Aminu Adam has cautioned President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to shelve the idea in line with his divine covenant with the citizen. Sheik Aminu Adam, Deputy chief Imam of Al […]

GOVERNORS of Ogun, Edo and Ekiti states have paid tribute to the late nationalist, Dr. Tunji Otegbeye.
Governor Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State described late Dr. Otegbeye as an icon of democracy, a true nationalist and one of the pillars of the nNation.

Seventy persons have been confirmed dead in an accident involving an articulated vehicle with petroleum products and eight other vehicles on the Onitsha-Enugu highway in Anambra.

All we know is that she was killed, but wether she was raped to death is what I cannot tell you because the autopsy result is not yet out

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr. Roland Ewubare, has commended the Senate for supporting the Bill for an Act to make provisions for the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshots and other matters connected therewith.

Road accidents claimed 969 Nigerian childred in 2008, Sen. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, the Minister of Youth Development has said in Abuja. But the FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Osita Chidoka yesterday said more than 500 children died daily in road traffic crashes (RTC) worldwide.

By Tony Nyong UYO—The delay in the execution of federal road contracts in Abia and Akwa Ibom States has been blamed on the Niger Delta Ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, who made the assertion, said the National Assembly was ready to fight […]

People should have concern for their countrymen if they are in privileged positions; they should begin to help Nigerians and create a level-playing field so that more Nigerians would be uplifted to the overall benefit of the people of this country.

Due to the sensitive and diplomatic nature of the abduction, it took the intervention of the Presidency for the State Security Service (SSS) to rescue her after several days in captivity. And, three days after the abduction of Yayok, another kidnap incident took place in Zaria where some gunmen pounced on a businessman, Alhaji Bello and demanded N20 million ransom. The man was said to have negotiated his way to freedom.